Media Center Staff Development

Once a year, the Media Centers organize a staff development event that is attended by all library staff members and endeavors to improve library services by sharing information and acquiring knowledge through research reports and lectures by specialists.
Click here for details (In Japanese Only).

Staff Overseas Training

The first overseas training for librarian staff dates back to 1965. Since then, we have continued to develop our original programs on which many staff members have gained valuable experiences.

Recent overseas training destinations

• Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
• University of Washington East Asia Library
• Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

Main overseas training destinations to date

University of Toronto Libraries, Canada; Harvard-Yenching Library; University of California, San Diego; University of California, Berkeley; UCLA; University of Chicago; University of Maryland; University of Hawaii at Manoa